1 conclude
vt.結束[(+by/with)]We concluded our meeting at 9 o'clock.我們九點鐘結束了會議。
推斷出,斷定[+that]
What can you conclude from these observations?你從這些觀察中能得出什么結論?
The judge concluded that the accused was guilty. 法官判定被告有罪。
(最后)決定(為)[+to-v][+that]
He concluded that he would wait a little longer.他決定再等一會兒。
He concluded to quit on pay day.他決定在發薪水這天辭職。
vi.結束,終了[(+with)]The meeting concluded after two hours.兩小時后會議結束了。
【習慣用語】 to be concludeed (連載的文章)下期［次］登完
to conclude 最后（一句話）
"To conclude, I wish you all good health and a long life." "最后,祝大家健康長壽。"
conclusion n. 結束, 締結, 結論
【習慣用語】
arrive at \come to \draw\ reach a conclusion
得出結論， 告一段落
at the conclusion of 當...完結時
come to the conclusion that... 所得結論是..., 斷定
in conclusion 最后， 總之
bring sth. to a conclusion “使……結束”。
2 account n.
帳,帳目,帳單[C]
The accounts show we have spent more than we received.帳目顯示我們已經入不敷出了。
帳戶;客戶[C]
The company is our best account.這家公司是我們的最佳客戶。
記述,描述;報導[C][(+of)]
The policeman gave an account of the traffic accident.警察敘述了交通事故的經過。
解釋,說明[C][(+of)]
John gave us a detailed account of his plan.關于他的計劃,約翰給我們作了詳盡的說明。
根據,理由[U]
He got angry on this account.由于這個緣故他生氣了。
重要性[U]; 利益,好處[U]
vt.把...視為
He accounted himself lucky.他自認為很走運。
He was accounted a first-rate actor.他被認為是一流演員。
vi.報帳
解釋,說明;對...負責[(+for)]
He could not account for his absence from school.他無法說清楚為什么曠課。
【習慣用語】
according to all accounts (=from all accounts) 根據各方面所說
account for 說明原因, 解釋 說出(錢等的)用途, 交待(資產)下落
close an account with 與 ...結清帳目
give an account of 報告, 敘述, 說明
have an account to settle with sb. 與某人有舊帳要清算; 與某人有爭執待解決
hold ... in great account 極重視
keep an account of 記錄, 記載
leave sth. out of account 不予考慮, 不予重視, 置之度外
make (much)account of 重視, 看重
make little\no account of 輕視, 看輕
of (much) account 重要的(man of account 要人)
of no account 不重要的, 無價值的
on account of 因為, 由于; 為了
on all accounts (=on every account) 無論如何, 總之, 從各方面考慮
on any account 無論如何
on no account (=not on any account) 決不可以, 切莫
on sb.'s account 為了某人的緣故
on this account 由于這個[那個]緣故
on that account 由于這個[那個]緣故
open an account with 與...開一往來戶頭; 開了...的頭
pay ... on account 把...付作定錢
settle accounts with 與...結算, 清算; 向...報仇
take account of (=take into account) 考慮, 斟酌, 計及
take an account of 把...列表, 把...登帳
take no account of 對...不予考慮; 對...不予重視
3 confirm vt. 證實;確定[+(that)][+wh-]
His letter confirmed everything.他的信證實了一切。
堅定;加強
The latest developments confirmed me in my belief.最新的發展使我堅信我的信仰。
批準,確認
The queen confirmed the treaty.女王批準了此項條約。
4 delight
n. 欣喜,愉快[U]
To our delight, our football team won.令我們高興的是,我們的足球隊贏了。
She ran back home with delight.她興高采烈地跑回家。
樂事,樂趣[C]
He enjoyed the delights of New York's night life.他喜歡紐約夜生活的樂趣。
vt.使高興I'm delighted that you are back.你回來了,我很高興。
We were delighted to read your novel.我們很高興拜讀你的小說。
The clown delighted the audience.小丑逗樂了觀眾。
vi.高興;喜愛;取樂[(+in)]
She delights in her work.她喜愛她的工作。
【習慣用語】
Take\find\ have delight in 喜愛, 以...為樂
take a delight in 喜愛, 以...為樂
to sb.'s delight 令人高興的是...
delight in 喜愛, 以...為樂
注意：delightful adj. “令人愉快的”。
Eg. No news could be more delightful to me.
delighted adj. “愉快的”。
Eg. I’m delighted at your success/ to hear of your success/ that you succeeded.對你的成功我感到高興。
5 cautious a.十分小心的,謹慎的[(+about/of/with)]
The old lady is very cautious with money.那位老太太用錢很謹慎。
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是個小心謹慎的投資者。
The boss is cautious about making promises.老板對承諾持謹慎態度。
The schoolboys are more cautious not to make any mistakes in spelling than ever before.
男學生們在拼寫時比以前更加小心,以避免發生錯誤。
6 skillful adj. （常與at, in連用）有技巧的；熟練的
a skillful piece of work 一件有技術的工作
He is a skilful and effortless mechanic.
他是一位很有技巧、駕輕就熟的機械修理工。
skilled adj. (=skillful)熟練的; 有技能的
7 burst vt., vi. burst, bursting
突然發生, 突然發作; 闖入
She burst through the door. 她突然闖進門。
burst with anger 勃然大怒
burst into tears 放聲大哭
burst into the room 闖入房間
充滿；滿盈 I am bursting with joy. 我高興得不得了。
n. 突發；猝起 a burst of laughter 突發的笑聲
【習慣用語】
be bursting to do sth. 渴望, 急著要做(某事)
in sudden bursts 忽冷忽熱地工作 一陣一陣地
burst away 急速四散
burst forth 突然爆發出; 噴出 ;突然出現
burst in 闖入; 突然出現; 突然...起來; 突然發作
burst into 闖入; 突然出現; 突然...起來; 突然發作
burst out 大呼; 驚叫; 沖出; 突然發作
They burst out laughing. 他們突然大笑起來。
burst with 顯示富足 幾乎裝不下, 充滿
8 record n.記錄,記載[C][U][(+of)]
My wife keeps a record of our daily expenses.我太太將日常開銷都記錄下來。
最高紀錄,最佳成績[C][(+for)]
He broke the record for the one-hundred meter dash.他打破了百米賽跑紀錄。
唱片[C][(+of)]
vt. 記錄；記載;錄制；錄音；錄像
to record past events 記錄過去的事
The songs were recorded by the radio company. 這些歌曲是由廣播公司錄下的。
【習慣用語】
beat [break, cut] the [a] record 打破記錄
hold record 保持記錄
set (up) a new record 創新紀錄
keep a record (of) 記下來, 記錄
off the record [美]不得發表的; 不得引用的; 非正式的
in record 有記錄在案
(go )on record 公開發表見解; 被記錄下來
the coldest winter on record 有記錄以來最冷的冬天
9 enthusiastic adj. 熱心的, 熱情的; 熱烈的
be enthusiastic for [about] sth. 對某事熱心
become enthusiastic over a research project 熱衷于某個研究項目
10 concentrate on：集中, 全神貫注于
Eg. I can’t concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on.
Having failed my French exams, I decided to concentrate on science subjects.
相關歸納：（1）fix one’s … on sth.全神慣注于……；集中精力于……
Eg. He fixed his attention on what he was doing.
（2）be absorbed in全神慣注于
Eg. She was absorbed in her book while her parents were watching TV.
（3）devote … to …獻身于……；全身心地投入……
Eg. He devoted all his efforts to the experiment.
Unit 2
1 puzzle vt. 使迷惑;使為難,使窘困
What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.令我百思不解的是他們為什么沒有出現。
He looked a little puzzled.他看上去有點困惑。
苦思而得出[(+out)] I could not puzzle out her intentions.我猜不出她的意圖。
vi.感到迷惑[(+at)]
I have been puzzling about this question for weeks now.
我對這個問題已冥思苦想了好幾個星期。
苦思,冥思苦想[(+about/over/as to)]
n.(游戲的)猜謎,智力競賽[C]; 難題,謎,難以理解之事;困惑,迷惑
Her decision was a puzzle to him.她的決定對他來說是個謎。
I'm in a puzzle as to how to cope with the new situation.我不知道該如何應付這新局面。
構成短語動詞puzzle over“對某事苦苦思索”；puzzle out“開動腦筋找到解決的辦法”。
Eg. She’s been puzzling over his strange letter for weeks.
The teacher left the students to puzzle out the answer to the problem themselves.
注意：puzzled adj. “無法了解的；困惑的”。
Eg. She listened with a puzzled expression on her face.
I was puzzled how to handle the situation.
puzzling adj. 表示某事“令人困惑的；莫名其妙的”。
習慣用語】
be in a puzzle 不知如何是好
cross-word puzzle 縱橫填字游戲
puzzle about 苦思苦想
puzzle out 仔細考慮, 設法想出
puzzle over 苦苦思考
2 arise vi. 產生,出現,形成[(+from/out of)]
Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment.
在他們進行實驗的過程中,出現了意想不到的困難。
Between the copartners serious disagreements arose.合伙人之間產生了嚴重分歧。
arise, rise, raise
arise：（1）vi.發生；出現；呈現（2）短語：arise out of/ from因某事而產生、造成、引起
rise：vi.主要義項有：上升；起立；起床；升起；起義等。使用關鍵在于其不及物動詞的性質，不能跟賓語，不能用于被動語態。使用時不要受漢語意思的影響。
raise vt. 主要義項有：提升；提高；舉起；增加；籌措；提出；養育；飼養等。
Exercises:
(1) Use this money when the need ____.
(2) Are there any matters ____ the minutes of the last meeting?
(3) He ____ his voice in order to be heard.
(4) Her voice ____ in anger.
(5) He ____ to welcome me.
(6) The wind ____ - I think there is a storm coming.
(7) The river ____ by several meters.
(8) The book ____ many important points for our consideration.
(9) I ____ by my aunt on the farm.
(10) He ____ a lot of money with the help of the painter.
答案：(1)arises (2)arising from (3)raised (4)rose (5)rose
(6)is rising (7)has risen (8)raises (9)was raised
(10)has raised
3 abandon vt. 丟棄;拋棄,遺棄
The crew abandoned the burning ship.水手們離棄了燃燒中的船。
The broken bike was found abandoned by the river side.
人們發現那輛損壞的自行車被扔在河邊。
放棄,中止 abandon doing
He finally abandoned his reformist ideas.他終于放棄了自己的改良主義思想。
(與oneself連用)使放縱;使聽任[(+to)]
She abandoned herself to despair.她陷入絕望之中。
They abandon themselves to drinking. 他們沉湎于飲酒。
4【習慣用語】
in the name of 以…的名義；為了…的緣故；憑…的權威
in the name of the law 憑藉法律的權威
He attended the party in the name of his father. 以他父親的名義參加聚會。
make a name for oneself 出名，成名
He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.
他以交響樂鋼琴演奏家成名。
name sb. for 提名某人擔任(某職務) ;[美](為紀念某人)以其名字為...命名
name after 以...名字命名 ; 與（另一人）同名：
John was named after his uncle. 約翰與他叔父同名
be true to one's name 名副其實
5 push on：推動, 推進, 努力向前; 趕快；盡快
Eg. They’ve pushed all the work on me again.
We’re late; we must push on. 我們晚了，必須趕快點。
相關歸納：（1）push off：離開（不客氣用語）
Eg. What are you doing in this garden? Push off at once!
（2）push one’s way擠過去
Eg. He pushed his way to the platform through the crowd.
（3）push alone繼續前進；離去
Eg. It’s getting late; we must be pushing along.
push around 隨意使喚；擺布；粗魯地對待
push in 魯莽地插話；插手
6 dismiss vt. 讓...離開;把...打發走[(+from)]
He was dismissed from the hospital a week later.他一周之后出了醫院。
解散,遣散The teacher dismissed the class on time.教師按時下課。
免...的職;解雇;開除[(+from)]
He was dismissed from his job.他被開除了。
If you're late again you'll be dismissed. "你如果再次遲到,就將被解雇。"
(從頭腦中)去除,不考慮,拋棄[(+from)]
She dismissed the idea of going to Paris.她打消了去巴黎的念頭。
【律】駁回,不受理
The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.法官因缺乏證據而拒不受理這宗案件。
Unit 3
1 claim n. (根據權利而提出的)要求[C][U][(+for/on/to)]
Mary made a claim to the pencil.瑪麗認為她應得到這枝鉛筆。
(對某事物的)權利;要求權;所有權[C][U][(+on/to)]
What claim does he have to the property?他有何權利要求得到這筆財產?
主張,斷言,聲稱[C][+to-v][+that]
. (對保險公司的)索賠[C][(+for)]
vt.(根據權利)要求;認領;索取
The old man claimed the land.老人要求得到這塊土地。
自稱,聲稱;主張[+to-v][+(that)]
She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost.她聲言那只戒指是被偷的,而不是遺失的。
She claims to be a good pianist.她聲稱是位優秀的鋼琴家。
值得,需要
The trend claims our attention.這一趨勢需要我們予以注意。
vi.提出要求[(+on/for)]
【習慣用語】
have no claim on 沒有對...要求的權利； 無資格得到
have no claim to 沒有對...要求的權利； 無資格得到
make a claim for 對（賠償等）提出要求...
注意：詞語搭配：enter/ file/ make/ put in a claim提出主張（要求）；give up a claim放棄要求；lay claim to宣稱
2 differ
vi. 不同,相異[(+from)]
Our tastes differ from each other.我們的嗜好不同。
Japanese differs greatly from French in pronunciation. 日語發音和法語大不相同。
She differs from me in many ways. 她在許多方面都和我不一樣。
意見不同[(+from/with)]
That's where we differ.那是我們有分歧的地方。
【習慣用語】
differ from 不同于; 和...不同; 和...意見不一致
differ in 在...方面不同
differ with sb. 與某人意見不同
3 resemble vt. 像,類似[(+in)]
She was not beautiful; she did not resemble her mother.她不漂亮;她不像她的母親。
He strongly resembles his father. 他酷似他的父親。
Be alike to…像,類似
4 vt. 喂(養);飼(養)[(+on/with)]
We feed the birds every day.我們每天給鳥喂食。
They fed him on biscuits.他們用餅干喂他。
;投入;供給;提供[(+with)]
This moving belt feeds the machine with raw material.這條傳送帶供給機器所需之原料。
【口】向...提供[O]
They fed him information.他們向他提供信息。
撫養(家庭)
He has a large family to feed.他有一個大家庭要撫養。
滿足(欲望等);加深(惡感等)
He did it to feed her vanity.他那么做是為了滿足她的虛榮心。
vi.吃;以...為食物;以...為能源[(+on)] feed … on
Sheep feed on grass.羊吃的是草。
相關歸納：（1）feed … to… 給……作為食物
Eg. Please feed some more stewed apple to the baby.
（2）feed … with… / feed … into…提供原料
Eg. The moving belt feeds the machine with raw material/ feeds raw material into the machine.
【習慣用語】
be fed up with 吃得過飽 ；(對...)極其厭倦
be well\ poorly fed 吃得好[不好]
feed on 吃...過日子;從...中得到滿足[供養]
feed up 供給食物[營養]; 養肥; 使吃飽
Unit 4
1 classify vt. 把...分類， 分為同一等級
classify books by subjects 按學科將圖書分類
be -fied as 分成［為］...類
People who work in libraries spend a lot of time classifying books.
在圖書館工作的人花大量的時間為書籍分類。
Eggs are classified according to size.雞蛋按大小分等級。
2 promote vt.晉升[(+to)]
Our teacher has been promoted to headmaster. 我們的老師已被提升為校長了。
The young army officer was promoted (to the rank of) captain. 那個年輕的陸軍軍官已被提升為上尉。
促進;發揚;引起
The Prime Minister's visit will promote the cooperation between the two countries.
首相的訪問將促進兩國間的合作。
promote growth [prosperity, understanding] 促進增長[繁榮, 了解]
促使(法律等)通過
Promote a bill in Parliament.促使議案在議會獲得通過。
發起,創立
Several bankers promoted the new company.好幾個銀行家聯手創立了這個新公司。
【美】宣傳,推銷(商品等)
Your job is to promote the new product.你的工作是促銷這一新產品。
3 appoint vt. 任命,指派[(+as/to)]
They appointed him (to be) manager.他們任命他為經理。
He appointed Williams as his deputy in the city of York.
他任命威廉斯作為他在約克市的代理人。
appoint sb. to a post 派某人任某職
約定,指定;安排常與for連用）
to appoint a time for the meeting 指定開會時間
Our visitors arrived at the appointed time.我們的來賓在約定的時間到達了。
appoint a time for the meeting 約定開會時間
給...提供裝備
His house is well appointed. 他的房子設備齊全。
vi. 委派職務
4 expense, cost
expense n. 花費；代價；費用，表示“花費的錢”時為可數名詞。短語at sb.’s expense“由某人付錢”；at great/little/no expense“花費很大/很小/沒有花費”；at the expense of“在損失……的情況下”。expensive adj. 昂貴的
cost n.價錢；價格；費用，這時和expense通常可以互換使用，cost還可以表示“代價、損失”的意思。短語at the cost of = at the expense of; at cost的意思為“按成本價格”；at all costs不惜一切代價。
Exercises:
(1) Most children in Britain are educated at the public ____.
(2) I want the best you can supply; you need spare no ____.
(3) He finished the job at the ____ of his health.
(4) He had his book printed at his own ____.
(5) House repairs, holiday and other ____ reduced her bank balance to almost nothing.
(6) The goods are sold at ____.
(7) We must at all ____ prevent them finding out about the plan.
答案：(1)expense (2)expense (3)cost/expense (4)expense
(5)expense (6)cost (7)costs
【習慣用語】
spare no expense 不惜代價
at sb.'s expense 由某人付錢
5 reward：用作名詞和動詞。主要義項有：報答；報償；報酬；酬金；給某人以報酬、獎賞。用于reward sb. for (doing) sth.結構。
Eg. He worked hard without any hope of reward.
He was given a medal as a reward for his service.
Is that how you reward me for my help?
Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.
注意：比較award v.頒發；授予；賞給。用法為：award sth. to sb./ award sb. sth. n.獎金
6 involve vt. involved, involving （常與in連用）牽涉；拖累
Don't involve other people in your trouble. 別把別人牽涉進你的麻煩中去。
（常與in連用）使陷入
be involved in disaster 陷入不幸
包括，涉及
All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都參加了學校排練的劇。
This lesson involves a lot of work. 這一課需要做的工作有很多。
使專注；使忙于[(+in)]
He was involved in working out a plan. 他專心致志地制訂計劃。
需要,包含,意味著[(+in)][+v-ing]
His work involves occasional journeys.他的工作偶爾需要出差旅行。
7 relate vt. 講,敘述[(+to)]
To him we related our troubles, asking his advice.我們向他講述了我們的困難,請他指導。
使有聯系[(+to/with)]
Can you relate what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind?
你能否把你童年時的遭遇同目前的心境相聯起來?
vi. 有關,涉及[(+to)]
I don't know to what this relates.我不知道這與什么有關。
符合[(+with)]
Your statement does not relate well with the facts.你的說法與事實不太符合。
相處[(+to)]
She doesn't relate well to her peers.她和同輩處不來。
She doesn't relate well to her mother.她與她母親相處不很和睦。
8 pass away：去世
Eg. His mother passed away last year.
相關歸納：（1）pass down把……傳給后代
Eg. The custom has been passed down from generation to generation.
（2）pass on將某物傳交給某人；繼續前進
Eg. Pass the book on to me when you’ve finished with it.
I passed her message on to her mother.
注意：英語和漢語一樣，表達死亡根據不同的情況有不同的用詞。普通用詞為die, pass away為委婉的說法。murder為“暗殺”，kill為“殺死”，hang為“絞死”。